What holds the bobbin and regulates bottom tension?

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What holds the bobbin and regulates bottom
tension?

• Bobbin Case

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What are the teeth that move the fabric through
the machine called?

• Feed Dogs

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What controls the speed of the machine?

• Foot Pedal

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What can be turned to raise and lower the needle?

• Handwheel

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What holds the fabric in place while you sew?

• Presser Foot

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What raises and lowers the presser foot?

• Presser Foot Lever/Lifter

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What holds the top spool of thread?

• Spool Pin

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What sets the length of the stitches?

• Stitch Length Control

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What sets the width of zigzag pattern stitches?

• Stitch Width Control

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What is the place where seam guidelines are
located?

• Needle Stitch Plate

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What controls the tightness on the thread?

• Thread tension dial

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What pulls the thread from the spool?

• Thread Take Up Lever

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What kind of needle would you use when sewing
knits to go between fibers and prevent damage?

• Ballpoint

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What kind of needle should be used with woven
fabrics?

• Sharp

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What kind of needle can be used with either knits
or woven fabrics?

• Universal

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What is the difference between all-purpose and
serger thread?

• Serger thread is lighter weight. It doesnt add
  as much bulk to the seam.

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Why is it important to purchase quality rather
than bargain thread?

• (summarize)
• The fibers of the "bargain" thread splits easily
  while you're sewing and can cause knotting of the
  thread, breakage of the thread and can also cause
  a build-up of lint in the bobbin area and along
  the thread line from the spool to the needle.

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When should heavy duty threads be used?

• When extra strength is required for sewing of
  heavy vinyl, coating or upholstery fabrics.

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What things should you check if your sewing
machine tension isnt right? (loops or uneven
stitches on top bottom)

• Threading, thread tension dial, bobbin case

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What is the solution if the needle comes
unthreaded when beginning a row of stitching?

• Make sure the take up lever is at the highest
  point.

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What should you do if thread knots up on the
underside of the fabric when beginning to stitch?

• Hold thread ends under and to the back of the
  presser foot when beginning to stitch.

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What should you do if the sewing machine jams?

• Remove the bobbin case and hook and clean out
  threads.

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What should you do if the fabric does not move?

• Make sure the feed dogs are up and the presser
  foot is down. Check to see if thread is knotted
  under the fabric.

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What are some things that can cause a needle to
break?

• Pulling on the fabric as you sew, the needle
  hitting something hard (like a pin), using the
  wrong needle size.

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What should you do to maintain a sewing machine
where do you find out how to do it?

• Clean it, dust out lint, oil it
• -Check machine manual

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What should you do to resolve skipped stitches,
or snagged fabric?

• Change the needle - Make sure the needle isnt
  bent or blunt.

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How would you resolve puckered seams?

• Check the thread tension.

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What is this, and what is it used for?

• Seam Ripper used to remove stitches

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What is this, and what is it used for?

• Pin- used to temporarily hold fabric together.

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What is this, and what is it used for?

• Shears used to cut fabric

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What is this, and what is it used for?

• Pinking Shears used to finish raw edges so that
  they dont fray

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What is this, and what is it used for?

• Rotary Cutter used to cut fabric quickly and
  accurately

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What is this, and what is it used for?

• Seam Gauge Used when measuring hems, seam
  allowances, etc.

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What is this, and what is it used for?

• Tape Measure used when taking body measurements
  and other measurements

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What is the difference between pressing
ironing?

• Pressing is up and down. Ironing is back and
  forth.

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What does it mean to press as you sew?

• Press each construction detail immediately after
  stitching.

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Why is pressing important?

• It makes it look professional

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Why is it important not to over or under press?

• Overpressing makes it look old and worn.
  Underpressing makes it look homemade.

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What iron temperature setting would you use for
acrylic, acetate, spandex, and silk?

• Low Heat

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What iron temperature setting would you use for
rayon, polyester, nylon, and wool?

• Moderate Heat

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What iron temperature setting would you use for
cotton and linen?

• High Heat

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What is this, and what is it used for?

• Pressing cloth - used prevent shine or iron marks
  on fabric.

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What is this, and what is it used for?

• Seam Roll - It is used to press small curves or
  long seams in narrow areas.

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What is this, and what is it used for?

• Tailors Ham - Used for pressing curved areas of
  a garment.

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What is this, and what is it used for?

• Sleeve Board - Used to press garment parts that
  will not fit on a regular ironing board.

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What is a natural fiber?

• A fiber that comes from plants or animals.

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What is a synthetic fiber?

• A fiber formed from raw materials through
  manufacturing processes in factories.

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How is woven fabric made?

• By interlacing two sets of yarns placed at right
  angels to each other.

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How is nonwoven fabric made?

• By bonding fibers together into a web.

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How are knits made?

• by a series of loops from the same, continuous
  yarn, interlocked together.

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What is grain?

• Lines formed by the threads of the fabric.

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What is the lengthwise grain?

• The grain that runs parallel to the selvage edges
  of the fabric.

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What is the crosswise grain?

• The grain that runs perpendicular to the
  lengthwise grain.

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What is the bias?

• This runs diagonally across the fabric. It has
  more stretch to it.

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What is the selvage?

• The finished edges of the fabric as it comes off
  a loom.

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What is the torn edge?

• The raw edge or cut edge.

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Which natural fiber is comfortable, easy to care
for and very popular but tends to wrinkle?

• Cotton

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What kind of fabric is made from a flax plant?
It is can withstand high temperatures and
wrinkles easily.

• Linen

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Which natural fiber is made from the cocoon of a
worm? It is soft and elegant but requires a lot
of special care.

• Silk

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Which natural fiber comes from sheep, goats, and
other animals? It is warm and absorbent, but
usually not machine washable.

• Wool

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Which synthetic fiber is very strong and used in
carpets and parachutes? It is not absorbent and
tends to build up static.

• Nylon

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Which synthetic fiber is the most widely used in
America, resists wrinkles, but builds up static
electricity?

• Polyester

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Which synthetic fiber is often used for sweaters?
It is soft and warm, but the surface tends to
pill.

• Acrylic

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Which manufactured fiber is made from wood pulp.
It is soft and drapes well, but it tends to
wrinkle and isnt very strong.

• Rayon

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Which synthetic fiber is stretchy and often used
in sports wear? It is strong and light weight,
but does break down in chlorine bleach.

• Spandex

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Which synthetic fiber has a luxurious feel and
appearance and is commonly used as linings in
suits and in formal wear, but wrinkles easily and
must be ironed on very low heat.

• Acetate

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What can be done to get the desirable
characteristics of more than one kind of fiber?

• They can be blended together

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What measurement would you use to determine the
pants size?

• Hips

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What measurement would you use to determine shirt
size?

• Chest or bust

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What are notions?

• Supplies that will be needed to complete the
  project. (elastic, thread, buttons, bias tape,
  zippers, and trims are all notions.)

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What are some things you should remember when
laying out a pattern?

• (summarize)
• Lay all pattern pieces on the fabric before
  pinning any of them in place. Avoid placing
  pattern pieces on the selvage edges of the
  fabric. Place each pattern piece so the
  grainline arrow runs lengthwise on the fabric.

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What should you remember when pinning pattern
pieces to your fabric?

• Pin with care to prevent inaccurate cutting.
  Place pins about 6 inches apart and completely
  inside the cutting line.

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What are some guidelines when cutting out pattern
pieces?

• (Summarize)
• Use sharp shears or a rotary cutter. Do not
  allow the fabric to hang over the edge of the
  table. Leave the fabric resting on the table as
  you cut. Cut notches out away from the seam
  allowance. Use care when cutting multisized
  patterns.

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What is this pattern symbol used for?

• Buttonhole and button placement. (may be used
  together or separately)

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What is this pattern symbol used for?

• Dots and squares. Transfer to fabric for use in
  matching pattern pieces.

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What is this pattern symbol used for?

• Straight of grain. When placing pattern piece of
  fabric, make both ends of the arrow an equal
  distance from selvage.

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What is this pattern symbol used for?

• Notches. Used to match seams. (single notches
  front double notches back)

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On a one sized pattern, what do the dashed lines
represent?

• Stitching lines

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What is ease?

• The allowance added to a body measurement to make
  a garment wearable.

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What pattern symbol indicates that the pattern
should be placed on the fold?

• A solid arrow that is bent on both ends.

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What do you need to remember with one way or
directional fabric?

• The top of the pattern pieces must all go the
  same direction (so that the print is up).

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What is grading/layering?

• Trimming each layer of a seam allowance in
  varying amounts to reduce bulk.

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What can be used to remove an ink stain?

• Hair spray or rubbing alcohol

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How should you remove blood stains?

• Soak and wash in cold water

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How should you remove grass stains?

• Rub detergent into the area and launder with the
  hottest water possible for the fabric.

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What is this an example of?

• A Mitered Corner

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What are two advantages of a serger?

1. Finishes the edge
2. Professional looking projects
3. Saves time by sewing and finishing at the same
   time

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How do you determine the length of your
buttonhole?

• depth of button button diameter

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How do you determine the width of your elastic
casing?

• Width of elastic plus ¼